Warm Spaces and Cost of Living Crisis

Recognising the pressures facing our residents, CBC are providing more funding to support important voluntary and community groups such as Citizens Advice and foodbanks this winter. Ward Councillor Grants are also being used to support a variety of local voluntary organisations too.

CBC are also increasing direct support to the most vulnerable in our communities, including children, those in receipt of state pensions, disabled people and those on low incomes to help with food, energy and water bills and other wider essentials. This includes providing food vouchers in the school holidays for children eligible for free school meals. You can find out more about this support on thier website. CBC will be contacting those who are eligible for this support, but individuals will also be able to apply to us via the website.

CBC already have schemes in place to provide emergency funding to help households in crisis and they will be adding to this with a new crisis fund through Children’s Centres, more details about this will be available soon.

Following a successful scheme last year, CBC are also launching another grant scheme for low income households living in poor energy rating homes to enable them to make home improvements that will make their homes warmer and cheaper to run. You can find more information about this on our website.